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Mesolithic

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Mesolithic

The Middle Stone Age developmental stage of human technology and of prehistory.
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The piece has now been identified as coming from the Mesolithic era and is believed to have been used as a type of sharp weapon, possibly for spearing fish.
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Accurate carbon dating has put them at 10,400 years old - during the Mesolithic or middle stone age.
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Experts found the uplands on Moel Famau were used for hunting in the Mesolithic period (8000-4000BC).
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